5 Secrets You Should Probably Keep From Your Partner

Lying is bad. We’ve been taught that from a very young age, and we’ve learned from personal experience the sometimes massive consequences it could have. We're not condoning lying. Rather, we're encouraging omitting some details for the sake of your relationship. You should tell your girlfriend if you’ve cheated, if you've contracted some sort of sexually transmitted infection or if, say, you’ve been fired. But you probably shouldn’t tell her the following five things. Photo: Getty Images/Portra

1. You dislike someone in her family: Rule number one: It’s okay for your S.O. to dislike someone in her family, because it's her family. But you? You are not allowed to verbalize such hasty feelings. If you think her momma is a gold digger, keep that to yourself. If you’re pretty sure you’ve never met a more annoying mouth breather than her brother, that’s for you and maybe a trusted friend to whom you can vent. But never to her. Photo: Getty Images/Sam Edwards

2. Your family dislikes her: She doesn’t want to hear that your mom thinks she’s a nagging, privileged brat. Or that your sister liked your last girlfriend more. By telling her about your family’s disapproval, you’re paving the path for negative encounters between them all. She’ll never want to go to a family function, and your parents will always think she’s rude for not showing her face. Photo: Getty Images/laflor

3. Someone gave you their number, but you didn’t accept it: I know you want to win some kind of award for turning down a hot girl’s number, but this has *crazy* written all over it. Your girl is bound to turn this into something you’ve done wrong, rather than right. “Well, why did she attempt to give you her number? Were you hitting on her? How did the conversation start? Where were you? What did she look like?” Are you prepared for that? I didn’t think so. Photo: Getty Images/Lumina Images

4. You’ve had incredible sex with people other than her: In her eyes, the only person in the world to ever give you a mind-blowing orgasm is her. You’ve never slept with another woman before meeting her, and you never think about other women. That’s just the way it goes. Obviously (hopefully) she’s smarter than that, but she doesn’t need to be reminded of your past. She'll feel insecure, and you want someone confident in bed anyway. Photo: Getty Images/Tetra Images

5. You’ve thought about her friend(s): Don’t, I repeat, DO NOT, tell your girlfriend that you think her best friend is smoking. Never joke about a threesome unless it's something she brings up. She doesn’t need to worry about bringing you around her social circle. This kind of confession will surely make her suspicions about you and potentially ruin her friendships. Photo: Getty Images/hoozone